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Confidence and Self-efficacy Flashcards

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Confidence

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A belief in the ability to master a task

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Self-confidence

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General feeling of positivity towards an event

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Trait confidence

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A belief in the ability to do well in a range of sports
Innate (Can’t change)

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State confidence

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A belief in the ability to master a specific sporting moment
Changeable

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Confidence in sport

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A belief in the ability to do/master the task
Really important in sport

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Vealey’s model of sports confidence

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Looks at the influence of trait and state confidence, the situation and competitive orientation of the performer

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What does Vealey’s model suggest

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Suggest that confidence gained in one area of sport can be used to improve confidence in a different sporting activity.
Confidence in sport will vary

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Vealeys model diagram

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I– Percieve outcome of skill

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Objective sport situation

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Type of skill being performed

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Trait sports confidence stage (Vealey’s model)

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  • Innate
  • Stable
  • Existing level of confidence you have about a sport
  • Own belief to succeed
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Competitive orientation stage

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  • How much a performer is down to a challenging situation.
  • Prepared to compete.
  • Influence our State sports confidence.
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State sports confidence stage (Vealey’s model)

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  • Particular situation
  • Feeling of confidence impacts on behavioural response
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Performance of skill stage (Vealey’s model)

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  • Feeling of confidence will impact your behavioural response
  • High confidence- Approach behaviour. High self esteem towards activity. Good performance
  • Low confidence- Avoidance behaviour- anxious and apprehensive. Poor performance
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Perceived outcome stage (Vealey’s model)

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  • Subjective
  • How well do they feel. about skill just performed
  • Positive = reinforce high levels of state and trait confidence and have more competitive orientation
  • Negative = will reinforce low levels of trait and state confidence, and have less competitive orientation
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Strategies to improve state sports confidence (6)

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  • Mastery of skill
  • Demos
  • Physical and mental practice
  • Social reinforcement
  • Effective leadership
  • Environmental comfort
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How to promote confidence (6)

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  • Attribute succes internally
  • Give accurate demos
  • Show similar aged role models successfully doing the task
  • Use positive reinforcement and encouragement
  • Set attainable goals
  • Allow early success
  • Control arousal with relaxation techniques and imagery
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Self-efficacy

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Situation specific confidence towards an event

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Self-efficacy theory (Bandura)

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  • People with high self-efficacy display approach behaviour
  • They attribute to success to their own merits
  • This builds confidence and increase future expectations
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Bandura self-efficacy diagram

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Performance accomplishments
Vicarious experiences
Verbal persuasion
Emotional control
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Efficacy expectations
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Athletic performance

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Factors affecting self-efficacy (4)

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  1. Performance Accomplishments
  2. Vicarious Experiences
  3. Verbal Persuasion
  4. Emotional Control
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Performance accomplishments

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  • Success leads to high levels of confidence/ failure reduces confidence
  • Remind yourself of past achievements
  • Powerful as it if based on personal mastery
  • Ensure success by making skill easier to allow for early success as a foundation for improvement
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Vicarious experiences

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  • Modelling
  • Watch others perform the skill in question
  • This reduces worry (anxiety) and increase confidence
  • Significant other
  • Same level and ability
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Verbal persuasion

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  • Encouragement from coach or significant other
  • Develops self belief and confidence
  • Positive feedback
  • Reinforcement
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Emotional control

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  • Attribute correctly/ self serving bias
  • Some may need a little bit of nerves, varies person to person
  • Optimal/correct level of physical/psychological arousal helps build confidence
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Attribute

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a reason given to explain something that has happened

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Self-serving bias

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Using external and/or unstable reasons for loosing

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Improving Confidence (8)

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  • Control arousal
  • Accurate demo
  • Point out successful performance
  • Give support and encouragement
  • Allow early success
  • Attainable goals
  • Attribute success to athlete
  • Use mental practice
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Performance accomplishments are improved by (2)

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  • Point out successful performances
  • Allow early success
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Verbal persuasion is improved by (2)

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  • Give support and encouragement
  • Attribute success to athlete
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Emotional Control is improved by (2)

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  • Use mental practice
  • Control arousal
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Vicarious experiences are improved by (2)

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  • Accurate demonstration
  • Attainable goals

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